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Industrial action explained: what happens before nursing staff can strike?
Find out what it means to take industrial action and what statutory requirements must be met for it to be lawful
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Striking a balance: patient safety during industrial action
It’s two years since nursing staff in Northern Ireland took part in historic strike action. They explain how they preserved patient safety, while still making an impact
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Nursing our planet: no smoke without fire
Environmentally friendly, sustainable health care should be a priority for all of us, says Jade
Updated: 12 March 2026 -
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Magic moments
How dogs can help people manage potentially fatal health conditions and detect some cancers
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Top tips for new students
Jess has some reassuring words and advice for all students who recently started university
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NHS Staff Survey 'lifts lid on torrent of abuse' says Royal College of Nursing
RCN General Secretary and Chief Executive Professor Nicola Ranger said: "Year after year, the figures reveal disgraceful and steadily rising attacks against our predominantly female profession, with no sign of letting up, and falling confidence among staff that employers will do anything about it."
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When understanding matters: Building cultural competence from the start of nursing education
Cultural competence is not a tick-box exercise, it is the heart of person-centered nursing care. This blog shares how one experiential event at School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queens University Belfast is helping student nurses build the skills, confidence and self-awareness to care for an increasi...
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Why do we still need to make the case for women's health?
This International Women’s Day, RCN Professional Lead for Midwifery and Women’s Health Maria Symeonaki outlines what women and the professionals who care for them need from governments across the UK.
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Hot off the press: Updated NICE NG28 Guidelines for Type 2 Diabetes
Great news for everyone supporting people living with type 2 diabetes — the updated NICE NG28 guidelines landed in February, following the previous review in 2022, and they bring some genuinely positive changes.
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When Cancer Diagnosis Is Delayed Supporting Safer Diagnostic Practice for Advanced Nurse Practitioners
This collaborative webinar, delivered in partnership with the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), NHS Resolution and C the Signs, will explore key findings from a thematic review of litigation claims involving delayed cancer diagnosis.
Updated: 13 March 2026
